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In reply to the discussion: The problem of our military worshipping culture [View all]Posteritatis
(18,807 posts)44. "worship" = "liking or respecting something I dislike," in DU-ese.
If I see the term outside of a religious context I usually assume the person using it has no real interest in a discussion.
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You still don't get it. No one volunteers to fight. They volunteer to serve. And...
stevenleser
Oct 2012
#113
See, you are wrong. No, I was not issued a weapon of any kind. You make assumptions galore.
stevenleser
Oct 2012
#130
I enlisted and started at lowest rank like everyone else. You do not know what you are talking about
stevenleser
Oct 2012
#134
No, I didnt do any more than that. Enlistees in the Air Force and Navy are not ground fighters.
stevenleser
Oct 2012
#140
No, again you are wrong. Air force and navy enlistees do not pilot drones.
stevenleser
Oct 2012
#144
I already answered post 118. What didnt you like about my response. A marine has also weighed in and
stevenleser
Oct 2012
#157
Air Force basic training has gone through several iterations in the past 40 years
stevenleser
Oct 2012
#154
So... your cousin is a Merchant Marine. Does he know the words to "The Halls of Montezuma"?
cherokeeprogressive
Oct 2012
#149
Because you refuse to listen to the people who have actual experience in favor of your assumptions.
stevenleser
Oct 2012
#168
Post 118 doesn't ask a fucking question. But you tell your Merchant Marine cousin we're thankful
cherokeeprogressive
Oct 2012
#178
Because they took an oath to die defending the Constitution. And they did. nt
msanthrope
Oct 2012
#76
And I took an oath to always be irreverent. Accord me the same special honor.
TransitJohn
Oct 2012
#100
"I defy you to tell me how I, personally, have benefited from the presence of War, Inc"
EX500rider
Oct 2012
#195
Better question, 'what is YOUR point'? DU is not the country, it is a miniscule
sabrina 1
Oct 2012
#26
No--I asked you a question, first. What are you doing for the men whose pictures you
msanthrope
Oct 2012
#51
You are the one who used their pictures. Tell us what you are doing for these men, that you thought
msanthrope
Oct 2012
#63
The answer is simple. Republicans don't care about funding help for veterans when they come home.
stevenleser
Oct 2012
#117
It shows a lack of empathy because people are worried about the living, not the dead?
Bladian
Oct 2012
#67
I don't see anyone mocking a gravesite. I see people questioning how it honors
sabrina 1
Oct 2012
#147
I'd rather we honor them too. Neglecting them is not exactly honoring them. One
sabrina 1
Oct 2012
#56
People said the guards at the tomb bring a tear??? The homeless man with the dog guts me.
Romulox
Oct 2012
#21
So tell us the opportunity you took to help the men whose pictures you used? nt
msanthrope
Oct 2012
#37
Again--you used these men's pictures. Tell us what you are doing for them. nt
msanthrope
Oct 2012
#47
I currently provide transportation on an ad hoc basis for Vets--homeless and otherwise
msanthrope
Oct 2012
#61
Election monitor/attorney in PA next Tuesday. 2k of us in PA. I'm sure most of us fail the purity
msanthrope
Oct 2012
#75
Nor do they get off their asses. The 101st Chairborne, bombs of poutrage. nt
msanthrope
Oct 2012
#84
I don't think that a person who has worked with homeless vets would feel comfortable using them
msanthrope
Oct 2012
#119
Sabrina, have you taken to answering my posts twice because I'm not answering you
msanthrope
Oct 2012
#175
I prefer to ignore the pomp and circumstance which really does nothing for actual soldiers..
EX500rider
Oct 2012
#196
I imagine there are a handful who greatly respect, even admire the military.
LanternWaste
Oct 2012
#48
You are wrong again. No surprise here. In virtually all Democracies, the populace respects the
stevenleser
Oct 2012
#122
Two of the greatest authorities on this issue agree. Generals Eisenhower and Butler.
Egalitarian Thug
Oct 2012
#77
Of course it does. The Tomb exists to honor those that have given the last measure
Egalitarian Thug
Nov 2012
#214
You don't think the military has become a sacred cow in this country?
Tierra_y_Libertad
Oct 2012
#109
Veterans are treated like Shit , there is no worship of Military, there is worship of War Mongering
JI7
Oct 2012
#115
Venerating a tomb (and by extension, a culture of militarism) isn't the same as caring for vets.
Romulox
Oct 2012
#152